State Report Card Released - Area Results

STATE SCHOOLS
REPORT CARD RELEASED MONDAY
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND DOUBLE Q COUNTRY RADIO (Additional
Information added from the actual NDE State Report Card)
Oct 23, 2006, 14:56

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska students
have earned the state a glowing report card.

The percentage who met or exceeded standards in math and reading
last school year increased over the previous year. And in the third
category -- writing -- they stayed at the same level as the
2004-2005 school year.

The report card builds on a trend of improvement. Education
officials say the improvement is all the more impressive because of
an increase in the number of poor students and those who don't
speak English as a first language.

The 2000-2001 school year was the first year data was gathered. In
that year, 75 percent of students met or exceeded standards for
reading, compared to 87 percent last school year. In math, the
percentage rose from 74 percent to 85 percent in the same span.

Fourth, eighth and 11th-graders are tested. The report card is
available for public viewing at: www.nde.state.ne.us